Can-opener.



G. W. EDWARDS.

CAN OPENER.

APPUCATION mm SEPT- 12. 1916.

15265,?601. Patented May 14, 1918.

INVENTOR Specification of Zetters Patent.

Patented May re, 1918.

Application filed September 12, 1918., Serial No. 119,686.

generally to nnprovements in can openers.

The invention has more especial reference to a device for punching avent opening and a liquid dispensing opening in the top of a can, such'as one containing condensed milk, whereby the contents of the can maybe more easily and conveniently dispensed.

More particularly, the present invention has reference to a device ofthe character mentioned formed from a single strip of material bent uponitself to provide a base and an arm, a punching element depending fromthe arm being adapted toprovide a hole in the top of a can when the armis depressed toward the base.

it has been the custom heretofore when opening cans of evaporated milk,syrup, etc, to employ a knife or other article that happens to be nearbyfor punching holes in the can but such articles are very unsatisfactoryfor this purpose.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited theprovision of a device of the character mentioned with a view tocompactness, the, number of parts of which are few, the constructionsimple, ithegcost of production low, and the eficiency Gtherimprovements and novel details in the construction and arrangement ofparts will be appreciated from the detail description helow. which is tohe read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a parthereof, and wherein l disclose a preferred embodiment of the inventionfor the purpose of illustration.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich lFi re 1 is a side elevation of my invention in position on top ofa can.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the invention.

fiimilar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now more particularly to the portions of hot enlarged so thatthe base will eilectively arm, the punching accompanying drawin Iprovide my novel can opener or device or punching holes in the tops ofcans, said device being formed from a single strip of resilient metalbent upon itself to provide a base and an arm 2 the latter beingyieldable with respect to the base. As is apparent in Fig. 1 of thedrawin the base rests on the top of a can 3, a guide 4 being struck outfrom the base adjacent the outer end to consequently provide an opening5, the said guide serving to properly position the base on the can.

Now, in order to punch a vent opening and a dispensing opening in thetop of the can I have struck out a spur shaped punching element 6 fromthe arm 2 adjacent the outer" end thereof, said punching elementdepending from the arm and being arranged so as to pass through theopening 5 when the arm 2 is deplressed. Desirably the outer the leaseand the arm are support the device and so that the arm will be wideenough as to be readily engaged by the thumb of the user.

The mode of operation of the invention may he reviewed as follows:

Assuming that the device is in the posi-&

tion shown in Fig. 1, the guide 4i serves to properly position the sameand by placing the thumb on the arm and depressing the element 6 will heforced through the opening and also through the top of the ca whenpressure is removed from the arm, because of its resiliency it willresume its former position whereupon the devicecan he moved and adjustedin another position and operated in a similar manner to provide theother opening in the top of the can.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of theinvention, I am aware that many modifications may be made therein by anyperson skilled in the art without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claim. Therefore, i do not wish to helimited to all the details shown, hut

What 1 do claim is:

As a new article of manufacture, a can

